Mar 6, 2022
Showers out ahead of a cold front moved into the Ohio Valley on the morning of March 6th. This cold front stalled along the western portion of the area during the afternoon. An axis of showers and a few thunderstorms set up along central and northern West Virginia ahead of this front. Moderate to heavy rain occurred at times, with some areas receiving multiple rain showers by that evening as a warm front lifted from the south, interacting with the stalled cold front. A few instances of high wate
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1002837). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Kanawha County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.